Too close for comfort

The third base umpire is getting a little cozy with Bip Roberts, wouldn’t ya say?

It’s not often that an umpire makes a cameo on a card, especially not this clearly.

2 Responses

  1. Haha…he’s just wanting to get that call right. He and Bip are meeting for dinner after the game, and he’s making sure that Bip’s still paying.

  2. This was the year that Joe West sued Upper Deck because card #248 (Gary Redus) had an “unauthorized use of his likeness” on the back of the card (West was in the background of a play at first base). UD photo editors were then instructed from that point on to avoid photos with umpires, fans, ball girls, scoreboard operators, etc.

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